A character in Dedication (2007)

Henry quotes from Dedication (2007)

Billy Crudup

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Henry

I've spent my whole life... wanting something... and doing my very best not to find it. Never even going near the places it might be... And suddenly, I've got the goddamn thing practically chained around my neck.

Lucy

What are you talking about?

Henry

You. You. You're the, you're the... You're, you're- you're the goddamn thing. Ahhh, uh. I mean... You're, you're. I can't describe you... uhh, I don't, I don't write that kind of shit, I write... You know, the people who write, who write the real books, the love books, and the poems, and even those stupid little **** novels with the hunky assholes on the cover...

Lucy

Stop...

Henry

You know it? You know what I'm talking about? You know - you're like Princess shit! You know? fairytales. You know what I'm saying? The million guys are after and you're blinded by your beauty kind of shit. Real big stuff. You know, that just - even, we got the dick that kidnaps you and sticks you in a cave and you're guarded by a five-headed dragon, you know and the tales of your plight are spread throughout the land and all the guys go and put on their shoes so they can see what's up and none of them have the balls to save her except for me. I would go through anything... for you. And still, there I was looking for a way not to see it. Anything. Money...

Lucy

You stupid idiot.

Henry

Yeah.

Lucy

Yes.

Henry

Yeah... big fat stupid idiot.

Lucy

I hope you're better to the next one.

Henry

No - wait...

Henry
[he digs in his bag and decides not to give her the dedication to Simone, but grabs the pebble he had given her and then thrown back onto the beach and went back for later]

It was easy to find... it's the only one like it.

Lucy

You broke my heart, Henry. I don't think you can trust people. You always have to find something wrong. I'm just... I'm sorry. I'll miss you.

Henry

Life is nothing but the echo of joy disappearing into the great chasm of misery.

Rudy Holt

... You've had better.

Henry

Life is nothing but the occasional burst of laughter rising above the inerminable wail of grief.

Rudy Holt

That's my favorite.

Henry

It lives in truth, that's why.

Rudy Holt

You know what life is?

Henry

life is a horrible little giggle in the midst of a forced death march towards hell.

Rudy Holt

No it isn't.

Henry

An interminable wale of grief...

Rudy Holt

No. life is a single skip for joy.

Henry

I know.

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